Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-01-05
HIS HOME LIFE.
The Generals Devotion to His Family
Logan . Poor Man.

The Generals Devotion to His Family
Logan . Poor Man.
from the Chicago Daily News.]
Gen. Logan's home life was always attractive,
and his political campaigns were conducted
from the family circle His wife and his dauRh-
ter, to whom he was always devoted and toward
whom he always showed the most affectionate
demonstrations, were his confidantes in political
matters. and always participated actively IN
his campaigns. For fifteen years, and until
he purchased his new home on Columbia
Heights, he always lived in the same board
ing house on Twelfth street and occupied the
same rooms--a modest parlor and bedroom.
Tie new house cost him $1,000 He bought Il
OF syndicate interested in suburban property,
who gave him price much less than It was
worth, as they know thnt his residence there
would attract people TO the neighborhood.
He gave his notes for $4,000, payable In ave
annual installments, and borrowed $1,000
The house is fully worth $4,000 and perhaps
more.
Tie General was always poor. He was never
successful in business enterprises, and has
lived on his salary. His honesty in legislative
in Washington who dnred approach him. When
the bill to distribute the remainder of this
Geneva award was pending in the Senate. Gen.
claims Of the insurance Companies, and
one of the attorneys for them went
to his rooms to talk ON the subject.
The General received him very coldly,
and when the man asked to see him in private
q few moments. he few into a passion and or.
dered him out Of the rooms. There we're ru.
mors that peeuniary Inducements were being
offered to the supporters OF the bill and the
General supposed that the man had como tc
make some proposition to him. Whether II
was true or not. he resented the suspicion by
opposing the bill that he was inclined to favor
He once narrowly escaped riches. some years
ago John l.. Routt, formerly Of Illinois, but now
Of Colorado, came to Washington to raise money
for the development of the Evening Star Mine,
OF Leadville. General Logan subscribed fol
some of the stock, and paid small assessment
The outlook was unfavorable. and when the sec.
ond assessment was made on the stockholders.
Logan refused to pay it and surrendered his
shares TO Routt. Within a few months
q rich lead was discovered and the stock sprane
from less than nothing to away above par. II
made big dividends, and was finally sold at an
enormous figure. Routt and all those interested
with him were made rich, but Logan got only
his original investment, whicn was refunded tc
him.
He leaves no property worth speaking Of
His residence in Chicago IL mortgaged for it,
full value, and the little property he has IL
Southern Illinois, and On which b sunk some
money in prospecting for coal, is C, mparatively
worthless.
A year or so ago life insurance agent asked
him to take out q policy The General said that
he had no insurance on his iife; and Away.
his family, but did not fea able to pay the pre-
MUM. as he had drained his resources fixing
up his house. The agent said that II he would
take policy for SIC, 600 he would arrange fol
the acceptance of his, note fer the
premiums for two or three years In
| advance. Logan thought over the mat.
| ter. but refused what was an unusually
| generous offer. as he did not wish to involve
| himself in any further financial operations.
Gen. Logan never held any Office to which
| he WAS not elected by the people. He has
almost continuously been In Office since b
became Of age, being appointed County Cleri
| when only a. After the war he was offered the
Mexican mission by Andrew johnson. He wa
jS,ffo <lon Jjov, oVI
! Hayes after his defeat for the Sennte in 1877
Afterward Hayes would have made him Col
| lectty Of Customs at Chicago, but he declinet
| that position also. When Hayes was inaug
rotary Of War. and also sought . similar posi-
tion in Garfield Cabinet.